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http://dx.doi.org/10.7778/jpkm.2011.25.2.073

The Study on Life Style, Weight Control Reality and Tongue Diagnosis according to Body Mass Index in Adolescent Girls in Jeonju  

Min, Deul-Le (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Kim, Mi-Ki (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Hyun-Ki (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Park, Eun-Jung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
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The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine / v.25, no.2, 2011 , pp. 73-87 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This study is to investigate life style and weight control based on the body mass index, and tongue diagnosis in adolescent girls. Help controling unnecessary weight and establishing proper understanding of desirable body images and healthy life for adolescents are expected. Methods: The questionnaire surveys and physical examinations were conducted to examine the life style, weight-control behaviors, and the health status of 173 adolescent girls in Jeonju. Among the students surveyed, 162 answered seriously and were accepted as subjects for the study. Results: 1. The mean height was 160.4 cm and weight was 54.21 kg. The mean BMI of the girls was 21.1 kg/m2, which is normal. The percentages of the normal weight group (71.6%), overweight group (16.7%), obesity group (9.9%), underweight group (1.9%) were shown respectively. 2. The oriental medicine doctor examined the tongue diagnosis. The thin and white tongue fur was the most common (20.7%). This diagnosis showed no statistical significance to BMI. 3. The ideal height for the girls was 165 cm, and the ideal weight was 49 kg. 4. A considerable number of girls (50.6%) thought that a thin body figure was the most beautiful body shape for the women. 5. Even though the percentages of an actual overweight or obese group were 26.6%, 42.0% of the girls thought that they were plump. 6. 94.83% of the normal weight group concerned about the weight regulation. 7. Many girls were dissatisfied with their own body shape, and 86.9% of girls regarded being in a shape was important. 70.69% of the normal weight group answered that they were under stress of their body shapes. Conclusions: The findings of this study demonstrate that there are serious misconceptions on body shapes of the adolescent girls, and mostly, unnecessary and inadequate weight control behaviors were done. Therefore, establishing adequately education on their desirable body images and healthy life is needed for the adolescent girls. In this study, there is no significant relationship between BMI and tongue diagnosis. For the number of subjects is not enough, further study on the relationship between the two is expected.
Keywords
BMI; Body image; Weight control; Tongue diagnosis; Adolescents;
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